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| SCIENTIFIC
CLASSIFICATION |
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| COMMON
NAME: |
garganey
teal, cricket teal, summer teal |
| KINGDOM: |
Animalia |
| PHYLUM: |
Chordata |
| CLASS: |
Aves |
| ORDER: |
Anseriformes |
| FAMILY: |
Anatidae |
| GENUS
SPECIES: |
Anas
(duck) querquedula (kind of duck) |
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| DESCRIPTION: |
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| MALE |
Garganey teal drakes have a head with a blackish-brown
top portion, a white blaze extending from above
the eye to the back of the neck and brownish red
on the rest of the head except for a black chin.
The breast and back are brown barred with white
and the belly white. The bill is dark gray
and the legs a blue-gray. |
| FEMALE |
Hens
are much duller in color when compared to the males. |
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| SIZE: |
Approximately
35 cm (14 in) |
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| WEIGHT: |
316-502 g (11-18 oz) |
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| INCUBATION: |
Approximately 25-26 days |
| CLUTCH
SIZE |
7-8
eggs |
| FLEDGING
DURATION |
6
weeks |
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| SEXUAL
MATURITY: |
Approximately
1-2 years |
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| LIFE
SPAN: |
Averages
20-30 years |
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| RANGE: |
Found
in Europe, Africa, Australia, and Asia - including
India & Indonesia |
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| POPULATION: |
GLOBAL |
Unknown |
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| STATUS: |
IUCN |
Not
listed |
| CITES |
Appendix
III |
| USFWS |
Not
listed |
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| 1. |
Males
are called drakes, females are hens, and young are
ducklings. |
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| 2. |
Teals
are good swimmers and divers. However, they rarely
dive for food. Rather they dive to hide from a predator. |
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| 3. |
Teals
have one of the most elaborate mating dances of
all Anas species. |
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| The
garganey teal is fairly common throughout its range. |
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| Austin,
G. Birds of the World. New York. Golden Press,
Inc., 1961. |
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| Gotch,
A.F. Birds - Their Latin Names Explained.
UK. Blandford Books Ltd., 1981. |
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Johnsgard,
P. Ducks, Geese, and Swans of the World.
Lincoln. Univ. Of Neb. Press, 1978.
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| Scott,
P. A Coloured Key of the Wildfowl of the World.
Slimbridge, England. The Wildfowl Trust. 1988. |
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| Todd,
F.S. Natural History of Waterfowl. San Diego,
Ca. Ibis Publishing Co., 1996. |
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